úr öskunni í eldinn

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• fara úr öskunni í eldinn (to go out of the frying pan and into the fire)

Etymology

Literally: “out of the ashes, into the fire”

Prepositional phrase

úr öskunni í eldinn

1. (idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire

Usage notes

• Often used with the verb fara (“to go”).